Hatch v. Grand Haven Township

606 N.W.2d 633 (2000)

461 Mich. 457

Terry M. HATCH, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

GRAND HAVEN CHARTER TOWNSHIP, Defendant-Appellant.

Docket No. 113286.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

March 7, 2000.

Scheuerle & Zitta (by John R. Scheuerle), Grand Haven, MI, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Plunkett & Cooney, P.C. (by Christine D. Oldani), Detroit, MI, for the defendant-appellant.

Opinion

Plaintiff fell from his bicycle and was injured when the front tire of the bicycle struck a hole in a paved bicycle path in defendant township. He sued the township, alleging liability under the highway exception to governmental…